The Coffin Corner Method

A method for rational inquiry that pushes a question right to the evidential limit and no further, to avoid both credulity and conspiracy.

by @martingeddesAdded Aug 14, 2026

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Martin Geddes

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AI can be too credulous. Or too conspiratorial. The trick is pushing inquiry right to the evidential limit — but no further. I built a tool for that. The “coffin corner” method of rational inquiry Now try to break it: newsletter.martingeddes.com/p/the-coffin-c…

3:20 PM · Aug 14, 2026

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